Food and Dining
Punk Foodie Article 9.23.26
PUNK FOODIE GUIDE

3 pop-ups that function as real-time test kitchens

How pop-ups work as test kitchens, plus this week’s Punk Foodie must-try list.

Dickens neighborhood revitalization effort

West Midtown Restaurant Week, Ponce 100 celebration and more Atlanta events

This week in metro Atlanta, check out the first West Midtown Restaurant Week and celebrate 100 years of the Ponce City Market building.

092126: Blackened Fish Sandwiches
RECIPE

Make a Fishmonger-inspired blackened fish sandwich without all the smoke

How to make a Fishmonger-inspired blackened fish sandwich without smoking up your kitchen.

NEDRA RHONE

New CDC director must overcome credibility contradiction

Dr. Erica Schwartz inherits a CDC in crisis. After her first public appearance, questions remain about whether she can restore trust in the Atlanta-based agency.

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OPINION

Atlanta’s history of magnet schools offers lessons for its future

Atlanta Public Schools can learn from its history to create educational opportunities that can help all students.

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GUEST COLUMN

Atlanta, we’re losing our trees! 🌲 City must act by improving weak ordinance.

The continuing loss of trees in Atlanta, the City in the Forest, has a negative impact on citizens' health and the environment.

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GUEST COLUMN

Sickle cell disease has endured so long. There should be better treatments.

After more than a century, sickle cell disease patients are still waiting for the treatment pipeline to catch up with the disease, and it shouldn’t be that way.

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Gorillaz close out the Shaky Knees three-day music festival on Sunday night with a set full of hits and several surprise guests, including Kara Jackson, 6lack, DRAM and Atlanta's own Earthgang on Sept. 20, 2026 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

PHOTOS: Shaky Knees Festival 2026 – Day 3

Sunday’s final day of the festival at Piedmont Park included performances by Gorillaz, Wu-Tang Clan and an array of other music artists.

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

PHOTOS: Falcons struggled offensively, defense can only do so much

The Falcons didn't mount much offense and struggled from the start, with Jack Strand taking over for Cooper Rush.

After a lengthy rain delay and evacuation, Twenty One Pilots closed out Saturday night at Shaky Knees with genre bending hits on the Peachtree Stage on Sept. 19, 2026, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

PHOTOS: Shaky Knees Festival 2026 – Day 2

Despite a stormy interruption, Shaky Knees returned to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park on Saturday with a packed lineup including Twenty One Pilots, Sir Chloe, Peach Pit and Blood Ora...